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What Distraction Should I Use?

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Is the Morbidly Rich’s “Brilliance” Just a Threat to the Republic?

In 11 months, we’ll have an opportunity to retrieve our democracy from the clutches of the morbidly rich, the ideologues who deify them (and have for millennia), & their bought-&-paid-for politicians… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ December 15, 2025 The idea … Continue reading

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Sunday thought: Really, truly, the end of Trump is near

I agree with Reich. Trump is losing it faster and faster. He says more crazy, racist, hateful, and false statements every day. He has failed to live up to his impossible promises. His job approval numbers continue to plummet, and … Continue reading

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How Many Times Will the Morbidly Rich Crash America Before We Learn?

Why every era ruled by the morbidly rich ends the same way: corruption, collapse, and ordinary people paying the bill.. By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ December 2, 2025 One of the greatest gifts Donald Trump and the thirteen billionaires he pulled … Continue reading

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Trump briefed this week on options for military operations in Venezuela

TBPR Editor Asks: Is there anything Trump can do to take headlines from imminent news about his part in Epstein’s crimes? See Answer Below: CNN.Com/By Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen and Jim Sciutto/November 14, 202     President Donald Trump was … Continue reading

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The Atrocity Loop

 Is America Finding New Ways to Justify the Unthinkable? From eugenics and AIDS denial to border kidnappings, the same cold logic endures: if the victims suffer enough, the powerful can call it order… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ November 7, 2025 … Continue reading

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Trump’s Elite Pedophile Protection Program: Who are they Protecting?

Amy Wallace says the FBI and DOJ have the list. Twenty abusers. Zero accountability. How long will we tolerate this cover-up? By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ October 23, 2025 When Emmett Till’s mother lifted the veil from her son’s mutilated body … Continue reading

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What’s Next For The Democratic Party?

How should the Democratic Party get voters to appreciate them? I joined Hal Ginsberg for our regular Tuesday Halitics videocast on YouTube.com. Hal and I agreed the party will get nowhere without persuading voters they will fight for Medicare for … Continue reading

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What Kind of People Are These?

PAUL INGRASSIA has described “straight White men” as an intellectually superior group that should be prioritized in education.[28] In October 2025, Politico published text messages from a group chat with Republican “operatives and influencers” in which Ingrassia made numerous racist … Continue reading

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Things Continue to Get Worse

By Sen. Bernie Sanders/ BernieSanders.com/ October 14, 2025 Crazy times. Dangerous times. Under Trump, things are moving very fast. We have an unstable megalomaniac who wants more and more power into his own hands. We can’t let that happen. His … Continue reading

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